Bluff Point Graded School No. 3

Bluff Point Graded School No. 3

Bluff Point Graded School, November 2014
Location 2595 Bluff Point Rd., near Kilmarnock, Virginia
Coordinates 37°42′38″N 76°20′13″W / 37.71056°N 76.33694°W / 37.71056; -76.33694Coordinates: 37°42′38″N 76°20′13″W / 37.71056°N 76.33694°W / 37.71056; -76.33694
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1912 (1912)-1913, 1937
NRHP Reference # 09000396[1]
VLR # 066-5052
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 3, 2009
Designated VLR March 19, 2009[2]

Bluff Point Graded School No. 3 is a historic school building located near Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1912-1913, and is a one-story, two room balloon frame building. A rear kitchen and bathroom addition was added in 1937. It features a wide front porch under the roof line. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1932, and subsequently adapted by the Bluff Point Methodist Church for use as The Community House.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Helene Braatz and Suzy Swift (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bluff Point Graded School No. 3" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos


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